Past Exhibitions
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Rebirthing Tradition
Agus Ongge, Papua, Indonesia 6 to 17 December, 2019 Boffi Showroom 123 Penang Road #01-13 Regency House Singapore 238465 This exhibition encompasses 8 tree bark paintings. Born in 1954 and native of Asei Island, Lake Sentani in the province of Papua, Indonesia, Agustinus Ongge (or Agus as he is fondly known) is a professional Kombouw tree barker painter whose work continues the heritage of the traditional art form which his people have passed down through the generations. |
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Best of Intersections
June Lee Yu Jun, Min Zaw, NCS, Pang, Tartie 23 October to 10 November 2019 This exhibition encompasses a selection of artworks of Intersections' favourite artists. |
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unplanned endings
Pang solo exhibition 18th September- 20th October 2019 This unconventional exhibition was primarily conceived by the artist as a community project at the intersection of art and art therapy. Altough Pang is first and foremost an art practionner, his artistic practice aims to cope with the grief caused by the mourning of both his parents. Moreover, since 2018 Pang is also an art therapist at Assisi hospice. Unplanned Endings encompasses a series of black and white drawings on paper, an ephemeral installation and a collaborative artwork, which will be created by the visitors of the gallery. The talks with the artist and two of his art therapist colleagues will offer more opportunities to engage with the audience. The new series of monochromatic vignettes titled “Doing Something, Doing Nothing” is based on a repetitive mark making process. The circular shapes used in these drawings add an organic flavour to what would otherwise appear mechanical. In front of these artworks the viewer may feel like a scientist witnessing a sometimes organised sometimes anarchic proliferation of cells through the lens of a microscope. “Without Words” is an oversized artwork in which the artist experienced the unplanned dryinging up of the ink in his roller pen. It inspired the title of the exhibition. “Till the End (of time) ” is a remake of an installation created in 2018 in memory of Pang’s late parents. Inspired by the imagery of their ashes, this work pays tribute to the labour and love of all parents to their children. |
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Kampong Glam Fantasia
Artistic Potpourri Bart Was Not Here, Victor Paul Brang Tun, Thu Myat, Indra Kamerling, Hélène Le Chatelier, Marleen Inia 6th July - 15th September 2019 Designed to entertain and thrill Kampong Glam’s visitors, this exhibition mirrors the 2019 Kampong Glam Outdoor gallery project. Like the previous “pot-pourri” exhibitions organized by Intersections in 2017 & 2018, this show encompasses various mediums and styles: acrylic on canvas, ink on paper, ceramics, black and white as well as very colourful artworks. Although apparently disconnected, the artworks have in common to express the soul of the neighbourhood and the mood of local artists. Bart Was not Here is inspired by “escapism” which is a wide spread mood in the young generations. A great fan of science fiction, Thu Myat represents the encounter of artificial intelligence and street art. “I am Art”, a painting by Victor Paul Brang Tun, is inspired by the launch party of Art Stage 2019, which was eventually cancelled. With unreadable writings, Hélène refers to the loss of memory in our modern globalized world. Moreover, for Hélène “the more we dig into our memory, the more it looks like a mountain to climb”. Marleen Inia continues her series of Femmes Fortes “Strong Women”, which she started in Africa, with portraits of “Strong Women” from Bali. Last but not least, Indra Kamerling uses ceramics and mixed mediums to reflect the complex multicultural society of Singapore with its diverse layers and elements. With its diversity of mediums and styles Kampong Glam Fantasia is curated to please everyone. |
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In Other Words
June Lee Yu Juan 29th May to 30th June 2019 In Other Words, June Lee Yu Juan’s new series, encompasses seven artworks, which have in common a stunning three dimensional effect that has become her hallmark. Like in her previous series, Lee Yu Juan adresses the meaning and meaninglessness within language and uses images and text to subvert the status quo of Chinese ink practices. However, this series pushes the boundaries of her practice even further in challenging the viewer by transgressing some of the usual rules of calligraphy. For instance, the texts, which are of high importance in calligraphy, are put to the side and partially hidden while flat surfaces with non diluted ink disrupt the visual aesthetic of calligraphy. By folding, twisting and warping texts into volumetric masses she creates solidified assemblages, which suggest the combination of diverse Chinese cultures from the past and the present. |
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Trailblazing Women
Myint Myint Tin, Phyu Mon, Zoncy 22 March - 19 May 2019 Myint Myint Tin, Phyu Mon and Zoncy represent three generations of women artists devoted to making women’s voice heard in the artist community in Myanmar. Each of them has been influenced by the political context in which they have grown and developed as artists. Myint Myint Tin new series Poppy Fields is her response to the cliched representation of flowers, and a criticism of the cultivation of poppies used to feed the drug trade; Phuy Mon’s series Where We Are refers to the static nature of Myanmar’s society, despite the political changes that took place over the last fifty years; The carefree images in Gecko Stories, inspired by Zoncy’s youth and the joyful games she played with her sisters and grandmother contrast with the Survival Game’s series, where she represents the daily challenges and adversity faced by families in Myanmar. The three series reflect a critical look at Myanmar society through women’s eyes. |
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Playing Time & Space
By Wunna Aung, Thu Myat & Bart Was Not Here 17th January to 21st February 2019 Extended till 17th March Wunna Aung, Thu Myat and “Bart Was Not Here” are three artists from Myanmar known for their involvement in the Yangon Street Art scene Facing a never ending political transition and consequent disenchantments, they find solace in creating the “sidewise world” they would like to live in. In this exhibition, their art becomes a machine to travel through time and space in a playful way. Fond of chronicles, Wunna Aung recreates historical characters who endured difficult times, passionnated about the interstellar universe, Thu Myat depicts a cosmos inhabited by aliens and gods, frustrated by the world he lives in, “Bart Was Not Here” creates a Temple of Escapism, inspired by what he calls a “God Complex”. This exhibition encompasses three colourful and witty new series of paintings and a collective artwork revisiting pop-art and mural tradition. |
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Here, Somewhere, Totally Else
by Hélène Le Chatelier & JY Deng 28th November to 13th January This exhibition is a duo show by Hélène Le Chatelier (France) & Ji Yue Deng (Singapore) reflecting on the current "culture of now". Both Hélène and Ji Yue question the relentless and ubiquitous recording on social media. As highlighted by Hans Ulrich Obrist in "Somewhere, Totally Else": "external digital memory lacks emotional elements". Quite the opposite, Hélène's "Instant Ink" series archives emotional snapshots, while Ji Yue's monoprints and lithographies strive to reconnect the viewer to the affective awareness of his own existence. Trained in Paris, Hélène Le Chatelier lives and works in Singapore since 2010. Trained in China and in UK, Ji Yue has recently moved back to Singapore, "Here, Somewhere, Totally Else" is her first exhibition in Singapore. |
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Slide & Tongue
by Marc Nair 25th October to 18th November 2018 Slide & Tongue is a synthesis of image and text that revolves around the theme of everyday minimalism. The images are characterised by geometrical lines and the use of colour. A haiku, which accompanies each image, functions as a creative caption. Haiku was chosen because its compact form carries similarities to the minimal lines and emotive states evoked by the images. The title of the exhibition refers to the physical slideof childhood playgrounds, but it also considers the slide as a tongue;an implement of speech. This duality of speech-seeing frames the exhibition, allowing the photographs and haiku to engage each other in a reciprocal dialogue. |
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BURMESE VIGNETTES
Devotion & Protest Group Show by Aung Soe Min, Bart Was Not Here, Chan Aye, Min Zaw, Nyein Chan Su (aka NCS), Phyu Mon,Tartie, Wunna Aung 21st September to 21st October This exhibition presents a selection of paintings and mixed media by contemporary artists from Myanmar. These “Burmese Vignettes” refer to the recent history of the country and illustrate events and traditional beliefs. Ultimately, “Devotion & Protest” strives to capture the involvement of the artist community in the long and winding road to democracy in Myanmar. |
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SCENTS OF ASIA
Artistic potpourri Group Show by Nicola Anthony, Eddie Botha, Claire Deniau, Hélène Le Chatelier, Tania Nasr, Pang, Soe Soe 7th June to 9th September 2018 Scents of Asia brings together artworks by selection of artists using different mediums and metaphors to talk about Asian history and identity. Although individually disconnected, altogether these artworks create a mosaic which reflects the flavour of Asia. |
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SENSES & LENSES
CLAIRE DENIAU 13 April to 27 May 2018 Senses & Lenses by Claire Deniau encompasses 12 artworks, which highlight the link between art and vision, the result of an unprecedented collaboration with Essilor, leading manufacturer of optical lenses. The artworks are based on the transparency of the mineral lenses, which, placed in front of a painting, bring a new dimension due to a magnifying, deforming or narrowing effect. The viewer is invited to immerse into the paintings’ fusion of colours, materiality and gesture to interact via the senses, in order to “feel with the eyes”. This exhibition is part of Voilah! 2018 French Festival SIngapore |
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SINGAPORE'S INTERTWINED ROOTS
Celebrating heritage with contemporary art A group show by Nicola Anthony, Julayla Jalil, June Lee Yu Juan, Sharis Garabedian. Kavita Issar Batra, Marc Nair & Pang 13 March to 8 April 2018 We propose you to discover Singapore’s cultural roots through artworks by Armenian, Malay, Chinese and Indian artists. This exhibition encompasses artworks which reflect the artists' personal histories and identities. |
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RED PEACE
by Ko Z, Myanmar First solo show by a Kachin artist in Singapore Opening Night on 18 January, 2018 at 7pm the exhibition runs until 11 March 2018 Ko Z belongs to the Kachin ethnic minority who lives in the northernmost State of Myanmar. Since the independence in 1948, the Kachin population has endured a long state of civil war as well as many internal displacements of persons (IDP). Kachin means “Red Earth” in Kachin language. With Red Peace, Ko Z strives not only to keep memory of the tragic history of the Kachin people but also to express his hope for peace. Red Peace encompasses paintings on canvas, photos, drawings by children living in IDP camps and an installation. Red Peace paintings look like stained-glass windows. However, they are also inspired by the traditional patterns of the totem poles, which are erected during the Kachin Manau Festivals. A Manau festival is traditionally held to mark various important community events such as weddings, funerals, declarations of war and victory celebrations. In this series, Ko Z successfully appropriates visual elements borrowed from European modernism, in particular from cubism. However, this series is deeply rooted in Kachin pictural tradition and celebrates Kachin identity. |
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InkMagination III
I Wish I WERE Here, Writing, Erasing, Recomposing, Expanding. by Hélène Le Chatelier, June Lee Yu Juan, Yen Chua, Yves Hasselmann, Madame, Tania Nasr, Pang, The third edition of InkMagination continues exploring contemporary ink art in the practice of Singaporean and French artists. Though rooted in a different cultural background their practices intersect through the common ink medium. I Wish I WERE Here, Writing, Erasing, Recomposing, Expanding, focuses on memory and on the role of the artists in writing personal and national history. |